ricket noun 3adjective 1verb 1forms 5 noun3 •(dialect) An error; a mistake.You could get really neurotic if you listened to everything that people say about you when you concede a goal. I know when I've had a bad game, when I have dropped a ricket. — 1996 •(dialect, no longer used) A racket or disturbance. •(dialect, no longer used) A policeman's rattle. adjective1 •(dialect, no longer used) Unsteady, rickety. verb1 •To move rapidly and uncertainly, often in a noisy, clamorous, or reckless manner. formsricketed · ricketing · rickets · more ricket · most ricket